(19)
(11) EP 1 130 397 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/36

(21) Application number: 01107253.5

(22) Date of filing: 01.02.1994
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01N 33/543, B01L 3/00, B03C 1/01
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB IT LI SE

(30) Priority: 01.02.1993 FI 930440
21.06.1993 FI 932866

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
94905132.0 / 0681700

(71) Applicant: Thermo Electron Oy
01620 Vantaa (FI)

(72) Inventor:
  • Tuunanen, Jukka
    00630 Helsinki (FI)

(74) Representative: Heikkinen, Esko Juhani 
Berggren Oy Ab P.O. Box 16
00101 Helsinki
00101 Helsinki (FI)

   


(54) Equipment for determination of an analyte from a sample


(57) The invention concerns equipment for the determination of an analyte from a sample by allowing the sample to react in a medium with a separating reagent for the analyte bound to magnetic particles. The equipment comprises reaction vessels (2) having an enlarged mouth part (29), and a magnetic remover (3.2) for removing particles from one vessel to another.






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